Baling-press.



W. S. LIVENGOOD.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FAILED 001110, 1911.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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APPLICATION FILED 002Mo, 1911.

Patented Mar.251913..

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W. S. LIVENGOOD.

BALING PRESS.` APPLIGATION FILED 001.111.1911.

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W. S. LIVENGOOD.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED 001.10, 1911.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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WINFIELD S. LIVENGOOD, 0F KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR, Y MESNEASSIG-N- MENTS, TO MISSOURI HAY PRESS COMPANY, OF MOBERLY, MISSOURI, .ACORPORA- TION GF MISSOURI.

BALINGr-PRESS.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that- I, WINFIELD S. LivnN- GOOD,a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the countyof Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Billing-Presses; and I do declare the following to be a.full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specifica-tion.

My invention relates to baling presses, and more particularly to aself-feeding press, wherein charges of hay, or' other material, areautomatically forced into the baling chamber at proper periods relativet-o the operation of the plunger, the principal object of the presentinvention being to provide improved mechanism for actuating the plungerand feeder head, and particularly to so contro-l t-he actuation of theseparts thatl the head will remain elevated and inactive during thegreater part of the plunger stroke.

It is a further object of my invention to provide mechanism foroperating the plunger and feeder head, whereby the first partof thestroke of the plunger and feeder head are rapid, and the last part slowbut powerful.

In accomplishing these objects, I have provided the ,improved details ofstructure hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is aperspective view of a baling press constructed according to myinvention. Fig. II is an enlarged longitudinal section of the balingchamber and operating parts, the plunger being shown at the back of itsstroke, and the feeder head at the limit of its feeding stroke. Fig. IIIis a similar view, showing the plunger at the front of its stroke, andthe feeder head in elevated position. Fig. IV is a plan view of theparts shown in Figs. II and III. Fig. V is a perspective view of thewalking crank for actuating the plunger and feeder head, with itsguiding tracks. Fig. VI is a cross section of same on the line VI-VI,Fig. III. Fig.

VII is a detail perspective of the compres- Specication of LettersPatent.

Application filed Gotober 10, 1911.

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sion plunger. Fig. VIII is a similar view of the rear end of the balingchamber. Fig. IX is a perspective vie-w of the crank linl and itsmounting on the feeder frame. Fig. X is asectional view of same.

Referring more in detail to the parts .1 designates a bed frame,preferably of skeleton formation and composed of angle iron, whichextends throughout the length of the press and is preferably supportedon ruiming gears, comprising axles 2 and ground wheels 3.

Mounted on frame -1 is a baling chamber 4f, which is open at the top andends and is provided with a feeding board 5 at one upper side edge, ahopper plate 6 opposite the feeding board, a back hopper plate 7,division board stop 13 and tuckers t.

Pivotally mounted on the sides of the baling chamber, at the front, areforwardly curved arms 8, which carry a division board frame 9 having asolid back 10 and front leaf springs 11, the lat-ter being arranged atthe edges of the frame and provided with inturned lips 12 at the bottom.13 designates a division board which is yieldingly supported in theframe by the pressure of the springs, and the lips 12. On one edge ofthe frame is a handle 14 by which it may be rocked on its pivotalmounting, as will presently be more fully described.

Extending forwardly from the upper portion of t-he baling chamber is aplate 15, which is tensioned downwardly toward the base by a screw frame16, in order to compress a bale after its delivery from the chamber. i

The bed frame, forwardly of the baliiig chamber, is open, and risingfrom the sides of the frame are standards 1S, having shaft bearings 19.vMounted in bearings 19 is a shaft 20, which carries a pair of largegear wheels 21, said wheels being spaced apart and provided witheccentrically arranged, registering bearings 22, which carry a y shaft23.

Mounted on the baling chamber a and standards 18 are rails 24, havingbearings 25. Journaled in bearings 25 is a shaft 2G,

having gears 27 meshing with the large gears 21, and provided with asprocket wheel 28.

29 designates a chain belt which is run over sprocket wheel 28 and overa ksprocket wheel 29 on the shaft 80 of an engine 31,

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

turned flanges 35. These side members carry a plate 36 that prevents thedeposit of material back of the plunger when the machine is inoperation.

Fixed tothe sides of the baling chamber, near the rear, are the tracks37 and spaced guides 38, which latter lie substantially parallel with,but outside of the path of the plunger side members. Extending acrossthe rear end of the chamber, and preferably rigidly mounted on thetracks 37, is a cross member 39, upon which a roller 40 is revolublymounted.

Pivotally mounted on the pin 23 which is 'member 62 for engaging adivision board vin the carrier, to automatically move same carried onthe large gears 2l, is a split pitlnan 41, the arms 42 of which havehubs 42 at their forward ends. Extending through the forward ends of thepitman arms and through the hubs is a shaft 43, and revo-lubly mountedon the ends of said shaft are rollersA 44, which are adapted fortraveling on the tracks 37 beneath the guides 38, and for supporting theplunger sides 33.

Pivotally mounted on the central portion of shaft 43 is a walking crank45, having a socket arm 46 adapted for receiving the stationary roller40 at the rear of the baling chamber; the lower member of the arm beingdownwardly offset from the crank mounting, so that when the crank isino-ved rearwardly it will be turned over the roller (Fig. 1I), and theupper member of the arm being slightly offset and extended so that itwill still engage the roller from above when the plunger is at theforward limit of its travel (Fig. III). Extending from the body of thecrank, in substantial alineinent with the upper member of arm 46, is atoggle arm 47` having an offset yoke 48 provided with a roller 49. Fixedto the plunger sides is a shaft 50, and pivotally mounted on the shaftis a collar 51, having links 52 extending to and pivotally mounted on apin 53 on the toggle arm 47.

Projecting from the body of the crank, at substantially a right angle tothe arms 46 and 47, is a feeder arm 54, having a yoke 55 therein,wherein the rod 56 for operating the feeder head is pivot-ally mounted.

Fixed to the standards 18 are bars 58,

having upturned ends 59 located over the rear end of the baling chamberand bracedv by bars 60, which rise from the rails 24. Pivotally mountedon the 'ends of bars 58 are links 61, which are also pivotally connectedwith the upper end of the feeder head 62. Pivotally mounted on the bars58, below the link connections, are levers 63, the rear ends of whichproject rearwardly of the bars and are preferably united, and theforward ends of which are pivotally connected with a spacer block 64located between the members of the head 62.

Fixed to the levers 63 and extending forwardly thereof when the feedinghead is gelevated, are plates 65, and pivotally mountied in the ends ofplates 65 are the stubs 66 iof a rock shaft 67, having a boss 68.

lThe rod 56 is pivotally mounted in the yoke 55 on the'end of the crankarm 54 and ,has a shank projected through a boss in "the rock shaft 67,said rod also having a ishculder adapted for abutment against the end ofthe boss to limit the travel of the rod. The end of shoulder carries anut 71, and

jinterposed between the nut 71 and. shaft 67 is a spring 72 forproviding a yielding support for the rod.

The feeder head is provided with a lip into the baling chamber.

In using the press, presuming the motor 1to be in operation and to havemoved the parts to the position shown in Fig. 11, z'. e. with theplunger retracted and the feeder head wit-hin the baling chamber, acontinued revolution of the large gears 2l will force the pitman 41forwardly, exerting pressure on the walking crank above the stationary:roller 40. /Vhen this pressure is exerted the long member of the socketarm will hold against the roller, causing the crank to turn,

with the roller as its pivot, thereby raising the arm 54 to lift thefeeder head out of the `baling chamber and lowering the arm 47 andstraightening the toggle, comprising the arm and links 52. Thestraightening of the toggle forces the plunger rearwardly, and continuedrevolution of the large gear wheels moves the crank around its pivotuntil the socket arm is free to leave the roller. The crank is thenmoved forwardly by the pitman, the lower member of the arm 46 and theroller 49 traveling on the bottom of the baling chamber, and the rearends of the plunger sides being supported on the rollers 44 on theshaft. 43. As the crank 45 is turned on its forward stroke, arm 54 liftsthe rod 56 and forces the feeder arms 61 and 63 around on their pivotalmounting, to lift the feeder head; the/initial movement of the rodtending to move the plates to vertical position and lifting the feederhead in substantially a perpendicular plane and with a rapid movement,in order that the head may clear the baling chamber before the plungercompresses the loose hay thereagainst, the relative action of the arm 54and the toggle being such that the feeder head is completely removedfrom the baling chamber before any effective compression is produced bythe plunger, owing partly to the fact, the hay is loose in the chamberwhen the plunger is started and the plunger must travel a considerabledistance before the hay is condensed to a compact mass. It is apparentthat after the arm 54 has attained a vertical position, there will belittle movement of the feeder during the forwardand back travel of theplunger. When the pitman makes its return stroke, the walking crank isdrawn backwardly until the socket arm is moved over the pivot roller 40,when the crank is rocked, lifting the toggle arm to retract the plungerto the backward limit, and simultaneously lowering the arm 54, to lowerthe feeder head, the downward movement of the head being induced by therotation of the walking crank and therefore occurring in a relativelyshort space of time. As the plunger clears the baling chamber and priorto the lowering of the feeder head a new charge of material is movedinto the chamber from the feeding boards so that when the head descendsit will force same into the chamber. J ust prior to t-he pivotal actionof the crank, the pitman rollers 44 pass between tracks 37 and guides38, so that vertical movement of the crank is obviated.

By providing the feeder head with the lip 62, and pivoting the divisionboard carrier, a board may be fed into the baling chamber by placingsame in the carrier and moving the latter into the path of the lip onthe feeder heads, so that the lip will engage the board on a down strokeand force same from the carrier into the chamber.

By providing the yielding connection between the crank and feeder,should too great a quantity of material be fed into the baling zhamber,the spring in the connection will yield and thereby obviate damage tothe feeder parts.

I-Iaving thus described my invention, what l claim as new therein anddesire to secure 3y Letters-Patent is l. In a baling press, a crankmember having a toggle arm and-a bifurcated trip arm, a plungerconnected with the toggle arm, a stationary pivoting member, over whichthe members of the trip arm are adapted for travel to rock the crank atboth forward and back movement of the plunger, and means for actuatingsaid crank.

In a baling press, a plunger, a recipro- :atory crank, a pitmanconnected with the crank, an arm on the crank oset from the pitmanconnection, and provided with a socket, and a member fixed in the pathof the socketed arm and adapted for engagement thereby upon the backthrust of the crank, for rotating the crank and retracting said plunger.

3. In a baling press, a plunger, a reciprocatory crank, a socket arm onsaid crank, a fixed pivoting member located in the path of the socketarm and adapted for constant engagement by one of the members thereof,and means for reciprocating said crank.

4. In a baling press, a reciprocatory crank `member having a toggle armand a bifurcated trip arm having one member in substantially the sameplane as the toggle arm and the other member in a plane spacedvtherefrom, a plunger connected with the toggle arm, and means foractuating the crank member, and a pivoting member in the path of thebifurcated trip arm over which the members of said arm are adapted totravel, f

`means for imparting reciprocatory movement to said crank.

6. A baling press comprising a plunger, a reciprocatory crank connectedwith the plunger, a pin on the crank, a pitman p lvotally mounted onsaid pin, a roller carried by said pitman, guides for said roller, andmeans for rocking said crank at the backward limit of its travel.

7. In a baling press, a plunger having a side member, a reciprocatorycrank connected with the plunger, a pin on said crank, a pitman pivotedon said pin, a roller on said pitman supporting the plunger, slde guidesfor the pitman roller, and means for rocking the crank at one limit ofits travel.

8. In a baling press, a baling chamber having a suitable bottom, aplunger adapted for reciprocation within the chamber and having sidemembers, a roller fixed at the rear end of the chamber, a pitman, acrank pivotally mounted on the pitman and adapted for reciprocationwithin the baling chamber, an arm on said crank having a bearing rolleradapted for travel on the bottom of the chamber when the crank isadvanced or retracted, toggle links connected with said arm and with theplunger, a socket arm on said crank offset from the pitman mount-ing,one of the members of said arm being adapted for sliding travel on thechamber bottom when the crank is advanced or retractedv and the oppositearm for constant engagement with said fixed roller, and means foractuating the pitman for reciprocating said crank and pivoting same onthe fixed roller.

9. In a baling press, a baling chamber, a plunger adapted forreciprocation in said chamber, a feeder head, afixed pivoting member, areciprocatory crank, means for actuat-ing the crank, and meansconnecting the crank with the plunger and with the feeder head, wherebythe head is moved into the feeding chamber when the plunger is at therearward limit of its stroke.

l0. A baling press comprising a baling chamber having a feed opening, areciprocatory crank member having a plurality of arms, a plunger havingtoggle connection with one of the arms, a feeder operatively connectedwith a second crank arm whereby it is caused to enter and leave thebaling chamber between strokes of the plunger, and means forreciprocating said crank member.

11. A baling'press comprising a baling chamber, a plunger, a pivotallymounted feeder adapted for movement into and from the baling chamber', areciprocatory crank having operative connection with the plunger, meansabout which the crank is adapted to pivot when at the back limit of itsreciprocatory travel, and connection between the crank and feederwhereby the feeder is actuated by pivotal movement of the crank.

l2. A baling press comprising a baling chamber, a plunger, a pivotallymounted feeder adapted for movement into and from the baling chamber, arecprocatory crank having operative connection with the plunger, meansabout which the crank is adapted to pivot when at the back limit of itsreciprocatory travel, and connection between the crank and feederwhereby the feeder is actuated by pivotal movement of the crank, andalso by reciprocatory movement thereof.

13. A baling press comprising a baling chamber, a plunger, a pivotallymounted feeder adapted for movement into and from the baling chamber, areciprocatory crank having operative connection with the plunger, meansabout which the crank is adapted to pivot when at the back limit of itsreciprocatory travel, and connection between the crank and feederwhereby the feeder is moved through part` of its arc during pivotal.movement of the crank and through the remainder of its arc duringreciprocatory movement thereof and vice versa, according to thedirection of thereciprocatory travel of the crank.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

VINFIELD S. LIVENGOOD. itnessesz MYRTLE M. JACKSON, ARTHUR W. CAPS.

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